The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India has reported a slight decrease in COVID cases since yesterday. As of March 5, 2022 (8:00 IST), there has been a total of 5,842 new cases and 288 deaths reported across India.
| State/UT | Confirmed | Total Cases | Active | Recovered | Total Recovered |
| Andhra Pradesh | ↑86 | 23,18,262 | 1341 | ↑288 | 23,02,192 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | ↑3 | 64461 | 73 | ↑15 | 64092 |
| Assam | ↑7 | 7,24,157 | 105 | ↑24 | 7,16,066 |
| Bihar | ↑30 | 8,30,227 | 224 | ↑64 | 8,17,747 |
| Chandigarh | ↑9 | 91785 | 98 | ↑22 | 90522 |
| Chhattisgarh | ↑107 | 11,51,343 | 888 | ↑224 | 11,36,425 |
| Delhi | ↑302 | 18,61,189 | 1466 | ↑420 | 18,33,589 |
| Goa | ↑19 | 2,45,099 | 181 | ↑30 | 2,41,092 |
| Gujarat | ↑96 | 12,23,130 | 1109 | ↑237 | 12,11,087 |
| Haryana | ↑239 | 9,82,682 | 1345 | ↑326 | 9,70,766 |
| Himachal Pradesh | ↑67 | 2,83,605 | 536 | ↑163 | 2,78,947 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | ↑33 | 4,53,167 | 412 | ↑83 | 4,48,006 |
| Jharkhand | ↑20 | 4,34,516 | 266 | ↑75 | 4,28,935 |
| Karnataka | ↑233 | 39,42,068 | 3469 | ↑648 | 38,98,576 |
| Kerala | ↑2,190 | 65,08,845 | 17384 | ↑3,878 | 64,24,920 |
| Madhya Pradesh | ↑153 | 10,39,745 | 1871 | ↑515 | 10,27,142 |
| Maharashtra | ↑525 | 78,67,916 | 4476 | ↑992 | 77,15,711 |
| Manipur | ↑18 | 1,36,872 | 276 | ↑35 | 1,34,483 |
| Meghalaya | ↑11 | 93557 | 144 | ↑30 | 91831 |
| Mizoram | ↑569 | 2,16,605 | 4677 | ↑805 | 2,11,267 |
| Nagaland | ↑3 | 35417 | 64 | ↑18 | 33115 |
| Odisha | ↑128 | 12,85,615 | 1452 | ↑263 | 12,75,019 |
| Puducherry | ↑1 | 1,65,739 | 52 | ↑23 | 1,63,725 |
| Punjab | ↑93 | 7,58,352 | 425 | ↑116 | 7,40,208 |
| Rajasthan | ↑312 | 12,80,876 | 2959 | ↑464 | 12,68,377 |
| Sikkim | ↑2 | 39081 | 36 | ↑5 | 37857 |
| Tamil Nadu | ↑261 | 34,50,594 | 3505 | ↑705 | 34,09,078 |
| Telangana | ↑152 | 7,89,553 | 2164 | ↑374 | 7,83,278 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 20,68,563 | 2774 | 20,42,319 | 23470 | 10.5Cr |
| Uttarakhand | ↑48 | 4,36,630 | 835 | ↑279 | 4,18,691 |
| West Bengal | ↑125 | 20,15,670 | 1749 | ↑152 | 19,92,743 |
This is the twenty-sixth day that the cases have fallen below 100,000. Despite the slight decrease in cases, public precaution is still advised. Social distancing, vaccination and wearing masks is still recommended.
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